diff --git a/fence/resources/openid/synapse_oauth2.py b/fence/resources/openid/synapse_oauth2.py
index ebda3cab8..eb59e82c6 100644
--- a/fence/resources/openid/synapse_oauth2.py
+++ b/fence/resources/openid/synapse_oauth2.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def get_auth_info(self, code):
                         return dict(error="Required claim {} not found".format(claim))
                 else:
                     rv[claim] = value
-            rv["fence_username"] = rv["userid"] + " (Synapse ID)"
+            rv["fence_username"] = rv["userid"] + "@synapse.org"
             return rv
         except Exception as e:
             self.logger.exception("Can't get user info")